yoołtʼah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼah (progressive stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
[edit]yoołtʼah
- he/she is flying it (an airplane) along
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼah | yiiltʼah | deíníiltʼááh |
| 2nd person | yíłtʼah | wołtʼah | deínółtʼááh |
| 3rd person | yoołtʼah | deíłtʼááh | |
| 4th person | joołtʼah | dajíłtʼááh | |
Related terms
[edit]- chʼétʼááh
- chʼííłtʼááh
- haatʼááh
- iiłtʼááh
- iitʼááh
- naatʼaʼ
- neiłtʼaʼ
- yiłtʼááh
- yíłtʼááh
- yitʼááh
- yítʼááh
- yitʼah